Terms of Service

Frictio is provided by:

Frictio is an app for iPhone, iPad and Android that helps you spend less time in selected apps. You set apps and a daily limit; once it's used up, those apps are locked: on iPhone through Apple's Screen Time interface, on Android through usage access and Frictio's accessibility service. You can unlock them with a task (e.g. push-ups, squats, plank, mental maths, phone flips, patience). There is also an alarm with a task, statistics, streaks and widgets.

Frictio relies on Apple interfaces (including Screen Time and AlarmKit) or Android interfaces (including usage access, the accessibility service and the system alarm clock). How reliably the lock and alarm work also depends on iOS or Android, your device maker, your device settings and the permissions you grant. We cannot promise any particular effect on your behaviour.

These terms apply to your use of Frictio. By creating an account or using the app you agree to them. For downloads and purchases through the App Store or Google Play, Apple's or Google's terms apply as well.

You must be at least 16 years old or have your parents' consent. Frictio is meant for personal use.

You need an account to use Frictio. Keep your login details secret and give accurate information. You can delete your account at any time in the app under Settings → Delete account.

• Frictio Pro is a paid subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly). Prices and terms are shown before purchase in the app and in the Apple or Google Play purchase dialog.
• Purchase and payment happen exclusively through the Apple App Store or Google Play. We sell nothing directly and receive no payment details.
• The yearly plan may include a free 7-day trial. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, the paid subscription begins.
• Subscriptions renew automatically for the same term unless cancelled at least 24 hours before they end. On iPhone you cancel in your Apple account settings (Settings → your name → Subscriptions), on Android in Google Play (profile picture → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions). Deleting the app does not end a subscription.
• You request refunds from Apple (reportaproblem.apple.com) or Google Play (Payments & subscriptions → Budget & history). Statutory rights, such as a right of withdrawal, are exercised with Apple or Google as the seller.
• Price changes apply only under the rules of the App Store or Google Play; Apple or Google informs you of increases in advance.

• Every account has a personal invite code.
• Whoever redeems another account's code gets the yearly plan at half price for the first year, provided Apple or Google Play deems them eligible for the offer (usually new subscribers). The regular price applies afterwards.
• Only one code can be redeemed per account; your own code does not count.
• Rewards for inviters are described in the app and may change. There is no entitlement to a cash payout.
• In case of abuse, such as fake accounts, we may block codes and withdraw benefits.

The movement tasks are simple exercises, not supervised training or medical advice. Only do them if you are healthy enough, on a safe surface with enough room. Stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness or discomfort, and ask a doctor if in doubt. You do the exercises at your own risk.

The alarm uses Apple's AlarmKit on iPhone and the system alarm clock on Android, and is meant to ring even in silent mode. Whether it rings also depends on iOS or Android, your device maker, battery, updates and settings. Don't rely on Frictio alone for important appointments.

We grant you a simple, non-transferable right to use Frictio for personal purposes on your devices as long as you follow these terms. All rights in the app, design, texts, graphics and marks remain with us.

• decompiling or modifying Frictio or circumventing its safeguards, except where the law expressly allows it
• abusing the invite programme
• using Frictio for unlawful purposes or disrupting its operation

Frictio uses services from Apple, Google (Firebase, Google Play) and RevenueCat. Their terms apply as well. Details are in the privacy policy.

We keep developing Frictio and may change, add or remove features where reasonable for you. We won't remove essential features of a running subscription without replacement.

You may stop using Frictio and delete your account at any time. A running subscription is cancelled separately with Apple or Google Play. We may suspend accounts for serious breaches of these terms.

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and under the Product Liability Act. For slight negligence we are liable only for breaches of essential contractual duties, limited to foreseeable, typical damage. Otherwise liability is excluded.

We may update these terms, for example for new features or legal changes. We'll tell you about material changes in the app. If you keep using Frictio afterwards, the new terms apply.

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of residence remain unaffected. For merchants, the place of jurisdiction is Freiburg im Breisgau.

We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. If something's wrong, just write to us directly.

If a provision is invalid, the rest remains valid. The German version of these terms prevails.